The Thing with Feathers Quotes
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“If Hitch were a person, he'd be Mother Theresa or Gandhi or someone who treated all living creatures with the respect they deserve. It's depressing how my dog is a better human being than I am.”
― The Thing with Feathers
― The Thing with Feathers
“Some people see the liquid and think half full. Others only see the air and think half empty. Sometimes I get the sense Chatham sees it all, which is kind of terrifying. I don't know if I want him to see me--the real me.”
― The Thing with Feathers
― The Thing with Feathers
“It's sad that my dog looks confused when my phone rings, like he's baffled by my blossoming social life.”
― The Thing with Feathers
― The Thing with Feathers
“I make a mental note to look into a psychology degree. Seriously. I may not be a real people person, but for one hundred and fifty dollars an hour, I think I can sit behind a desk and say, 'Tell me about that. Tell me about how that makes you feel.”
― The Thing with Feathers
― The Thing with Feathers
“Let’s focus on what we can control and worry about the other stuff later.”
― The Thing with Feathers
― The Thing with Feathers
“I inhale, basking in the moment. The world is full of opportunity, like the open sea. My heart is light—lighter than it’s been in ages—floating on a wave of possibility.”
― The Thing with Feathers
― The Thing with Feathers
“I strain at my too-tight shell, my hermit crab body preparing to molt, ready to shed this skin in favor of a larger shell that will accommodate my new growth. It's time to head out into the aquarium unprotected in search of a better fit, time to quit burrowing down into the same old sand and hiding from the world.”
― The Thing with Feathers
― The Thing with Feathers
“But what Mom and I are doing isn't even doggy paddling.
Were treading water in a hurricane, choking on choppy water.
Mom's made a few tentative kicks and strokes, but I've been pulling her down. She can't swim because I've tied myself around her ankles like a cement block.”
― The Thing with Feathers
Were treading water in a hurricane, choking on choppy water.
Mom's made a few tentative kicks and strokes, but I've been pulling her down. She can't swim because I've tied myself around her ankles like a cement block.”
― The Thing with Feathers
“When the water gets deep and the current strong, you have to swim. Promise me, you’ll swim.”
― The Thing with Feathers
― The Thing with Feathers
“I see only two concerns: One, I’ll stand out like a prep at a punk concert with an eighty-five pound golden retriever at my side. Two, Hitch will lick somebody to death.”
― The Thing with Feathers
― The Thing with Feathers
“With the exception of the near drowning this morning, today has been amazing.”
― The Thing with Feathers
― The Thing with Feathers